Robert Liberty, that is. The idea that we need a third auto crossing for the Columbia River is insane.  Nice that someone in power has beamed on to the fact that our “planning” process is typically just the facade we hang over decisions we already made.

What are we to do with the litter-on-a-stick folks, the ones who promote themselves by saying that their “medium” is one that cannot be avoided, ignored, or otherwise turned off — that “medium” being, of course, the billboards that are helping make the point (as if anything was needed to make this point) that corporations [...]

Oregon’s 2007 Legislative session was remarkable in the number and quality of environmental bills that were passed, recalling the era of the iconic Tom McCall.
In some way, he must be smiling down upon us, pleased that his legacy has returned to the forefront. I need not remind you that it was Tom McCall who defined [...]

Over at BlueOregon, Chuck Sheketoff wrote about the ethanomania boom pushing up the price of beer (the horror!), leading to a weird parallel discussion by some of us about biofuels and others about beer …   It’s here if you want to check it out.
Thinking about the session, I’d have to say the Governor’s failure to [...]

Oregon League of Conservation Voters has a blog where they have asked for your ideas for the next Legislative session — so dream big!   The only stupid ideas are the ones that no one ever expresses, because all the rest can spark something better, even if it’s not such a hot idea in itself.
So hit [...]

Nice post at BlueOregon about someone who discovered the magic of clotheslines! I kicked in my two cents and then realized I should put them here because (I hope) there are people who favor Onward Oregon who don’t identify as Democrats and who don’t want to read a site like BO.
Anyway, the post prompted [...]

Amanda Fritz did me the honor of picking up and blogging about the Oregon State biofuels study that I posted here; checking out her blog, I find this interesting post, which deserves to be much more widely read.
Not that I think keeping freeways flowing is Job 1, but because these suggestions all work to promote [...]

Urban planners and electrical engineers will be the architects of future transportation systems that reduce dependence on autos and fossil fuel. The emphasis will be on livable communities with mixed-use zoning and safe pedestrian and bicycle routes. Like the long-standing communities in Europe, local diversity will reduce the need for extensive travel. All alternative (not [...]

Great article with huge implications for Oregon is HERE, pointed out by the nice people at the Sightline Institute in Seattle:
Some choice bits:
Taxes Are Sexy
So let’s stop being shy about saying what we want.
View full article and comments here http://thetyee.ca/Views/2006/05/01/TaxesAreSexy/
By Zane Parker and Donna Morton
Published: May 1, 2006
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First, like sex, taxes are hidden and mysterious.
True, [...]

A message from the freepress campaign, working to keep the series of tubes a place where anyone can communicate. Once again, all categories checked, because keeping the Internet open is important to every issue:
Last week, a quarter-million people came out in force to tell the Federal Communications Commission to open the public airwaves [...]